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Breckenridge vs Denver
Comparing Breckenridge change · Denver change
Denver is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 373 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Breckenridge and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Denver has far hotter summers
Breckenridge: Mild
Denver: Hot
Winters
Denver has much milder winters
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Denver is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 373 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Denver | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +9 | +7 | +8 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Denver | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +9 | +7 | +8 | +7 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -64 | -62 | -54 | -47 | -3 | +7 | -1 | -11 | -11 | -25 | -48 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 |
| Difference | -64 | -62 | -54 | -47 | -3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Denver | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -1 | -11 | -11 | -25 | -48 | -55 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | -99 | -90 | -95 | -109 | -50 | -7 | -1 | — | -10 | -46 | -71 | -80 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | -99 | -90 | -95 | -109 | -50 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -10 | -46 | -71 | -80 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | — | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -1 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | — | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -36 | -39 | -38 | -27 | -17 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -25 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -36 | -39 | -38 | -27 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -25 | -33 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Breckenridge trends → · Denver trends →
Methodology & sources
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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